are the people most opposed to donald trump actually aiding his election? i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. tuesday is the new hampshire primary. the gop race in the sggranite state thought to be a two person affair. if trump b the first nonincumbent republican to win both iowa and new hampshire, he will be the de facto nominee of his party, but new hampshire could prove more hospitable for haley. high school home to more libertarians and independents. so haley is all in. and so too are many institutional forces which see time running out to stop trump. but are some of those efforts backfiring? mark halperin in his newsletter regularly chronicles this phenomenon which he calls the sad irony of those members of the media and the democratic party who most worry about a trump second term acting in ways that actually make it more likely he will win. here is an example. monday msnbc had the kind of all night extensive coverage of the iowa caucus that we ve come to expect of
his party, but new hampshire could prove more hospitable for haley. is it home to more libertarians and independents. so haley is all in. and so too are many institutional forces which see time running out to stop trump. but are some of those efforts backfiring? mark halperin in his newsletter regularly chronicles this phenomenon which he calls the sad irony of those members of the media and the democratic party who most worry about a trump second term acting in ways that actually make it more likely he will win. here is an example. monday msnbc had the kind of all night extensive coverage of the iowa caucus that we ve come to expect of cable outlets. but when it came time for trump to make his acceptance speech, the network didn t air it. instead, rachel maddow said this at this point in the evening the projected winner of the iowa caucuses has just started giving his victory speech. we will keep an eye on it as it happens. we ll let you know if there is any news made, i
sorry about that. we ve got so many people here that i think we are kind of melting the servers. desantis hoping to take the fight to former president trump by hopscotching states this week. remembering tina turner, with that unforgettable voice and dance moves who overcame years of domestic abuse to top the charts in an inspiring comeback, entertaining generations of fans. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. there s fallout from the debt limit brinksmanship. ratings of the three big ratings companies has put congress and the white house on notice that it could downgrade the u.s. credit if a payment is missed. a credit rating grades the nation s credit worthiness, a mesh of its ability to pay its debt in full and on time. right now, they rate the u.s. with its highest aaa status. they are warning and triggering alarm bells on wall street and concern on main street. 71% of voters are either very or somewhat concerned about possible default. without explaining
tomorrow night, joe biden goes to poland to deliver that message himself. this comes on the heels of the munich security conference where the u.s. state will have hard nosed positions on several fronts, warning china not to provide lethal aid to russian troops to ukraine. let s go to the white house. priscilla, tell us about the new emergency funds for earthquake relief before we get to what s been happening on the foreign policy front. reporter: secretary of state blinken announced that they are going to provide $100 million in disaster relief aid to turkey and syria, which have been devastated by the earthquake. that money is going to be split between emergency response, as well as humanitarian assistance. now, secretary blinken was able to survey the damage himself, and he said the efforts to recovery are very, very challenging. but, again, the u.s. is bringing more aid into this country. it would bring it to a total of $185 million that the u.s. has provided so far. jim
Rep. Lance Gooden sent a letter to DA Alvin Bragg and DOJ regarding the hiring of a former Justice Department official on the hush money case against former President Donald Trump.